Category: _EU Parliament News

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism is awarded each year around 16 October, the day of the journalist’s assassination. The Prize rewards on a yearly basis outstanding journalism that promotes or defends the core principles and values of the European Union such as human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, and human rights. […]

The text, adopted by 446 votes in favour, 63 against with 52 abstentions, highlights in particular Russian systematic attacks on Ukrainian residential areas, energy facilities, hospitals and other essential services, with MEPs calling for Russia to end these strikes. Parliament says Russia’s war of aggression constitutes a blatant violation of international law and that the […]

In a resolution adopted on Thursday with a show of hands, plenary calls for effective and dissuasive penalties for cyberbullying offences, making reporting incidents easier for victims, and closing EU-level legal gaps in acknowledgement of the full scale and severity of the problem. Criminal law measures MEPs are concerned about increasing cyberbullying and image- or […]

In a resolution adopted on Thursday by show of hands, Parliament urges the Commission to quickly and consistently enforce the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and to make full use of its enforcement powers. MEPs point to the growing strategic importance of cloud computing services and the increasing uptake of AI-driven search tools (such as […]

Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti The resolution expresses grave concern over the sharp rise in child trafficking and gang recruitment, with children accounting for up to half of all gang members. MEPs stress that these children must be treated as victims, not criminals, and call for comprehensive disarmament, gang dismantlement and […]

Justice for Ukraine Following their debate on Tuesday, MEPs will vote at noon on a resolution on ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s civilian population. They will also vote on a proposal for the EU to join the Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine, to ensure that […]

The values enshrined in Article 2 of the EU treaty and the Charter of Fundamental Rights must be upheld in all EU policies and fully enforced by member states, Parliament says in a report adopted by 328 votes in favour, 199 against and with 98 abstentions. MEPs warn that fundamental rights violations, democratic backsliding, political […]

The text, adopted in plenary with 387 votes in favour, 191 against and 46 abstentions on Wednesday, examines the Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law Report taking stock of developments across member states and in the Union’s institutions. Parliament stresses that 93% of Commission recommendations are repeated from prior years. Judicial independence, anti-corruption frameworks, media freedom, […]

On Wednesday, plenary signed off the budgetary management by the European Commission, responsible for the majority of EU expenditure, with 389 votes to 255, with three abstentions. In a series of separate votes, Parliament also granted discharge to all EU bodies except the Council, because of its unwillingness to cooperate with MEPs. Call for rule […]

MEPs endorsed a Commission proposal to mobilise €2 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to support 507 workers who lost their jobs following the bankruptcy of Liberty Steel Belgium, a manufacturer of basic metals, in April 2025. The report passed with 586 votes in favour, 48 against, and 16 abstentions. […]